Capo 3rd fret. Am G F E (x3) Am G Dm Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) CBlack (x32010@1)top pave-ment cover me Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) F (133211@1) ELike (022100@1)a chemical reaction or a steamroller, spreading randomly Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) CThere's (x32010@1)a distant buzz and low frequency Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) EIt (022100@1)tickles my ears, rustles under my feet Dm (xx0231@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)it shakes the leaves off of every tree Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) GVio-lent-ly (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) DmWhat (xx0231@1)pretention everlasting peace F (133211@1) G (320003@1) G#/em Am (x02210@1) Everything must cease Am G F E (x3) Am G Dm Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) CIn-sti-tu-tion (x32010@1)on the hill Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) F (133211@1) ELike (022100@1)a beacon in the mind of an ancestor to unite the people's will Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) CThere's (x32010@1)a shadow stain on the west facade Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) EIt (022100@1)has spray like decay to enshroud the fraud Dm (xx0231@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Gand (320003@1)the descendents find it oh so odd Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) GOh (320003@1)so odd C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DmWhat (xx0231@1)pretention everlasting peace F (133211@1) G (320003@1) G#/em Everything must cease Am G F E (X3) Am G Dm Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) CGrave (x32010@1)memorial, hewn white stone Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) F (133211@1) ELike (022100@1)the comforting caress of a mother or a friend you've always known Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) CIt (x32010@1)evokes such pain and significance Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) EWhat (022100@1)was once reduced to rememberence Dm (xx0231@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)the generations pass without recompense Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DmWhat (xx0231@1)pretention everlasting peace F (133211@1) G (320003@1) G#/em AmEverything (x02210@1)must cease. AmG FE Am Dm G Am